Cumulus Media (CMLSQ) Other Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)
Cumulus Media (CMLSQ) recorded Other Operating Expenses of $79.72 million in Q2 2026, down 10.5% from $89.11 million a year earlier and down 25.1% from the prior quarter.
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Cumulus Media (CMLSQ) Other Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Cumulus Media's Other Operating Expenses came in at $490.11 million as of Jun 30, 2026, down 24.8% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $464.87 million, down 28.3% from FY2024.
- Annual Other Operating Expenses has a five-year compound annual growth rate of 171.5% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Other Operating Expenses came in at $648.3 million in FY2024 (+37.7%), $470.69 million in FY2023, $44,000 in FY2022 (-95.9%) and $1.08 million in FY2021 (-65.9%).
- The Q2 2026 figure is the lowest quarterly Other Operating Expenses since Q4 2022.
- On a year-over-year basis, Other Operating Expenses has declined for six consecutive quarters, with an average decline of 0.5% over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Other Operating Expenses in the last five years was growth of 86.8% in Q4 2024, against a decline of 99.0% in Q1 2022 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at $106.46 million (Q1 2026), $213.15 million (Q4 2025) and $90.77 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Skydance | 38.27 Bn | 31.11 Bn | 2.37 Bn |
| 2 | Fox | 28.80 Bn | 14.55 Bn | - |
| 3 | Omnicom | 24.00 Bn | 6.07 Bn | 1.36 Bn |
| 4 | News | 14.59 Bn | 7.22 Bn | - |
| 5 | New York Times | 11.58 Bn | 9.01 Bn | 395.07 Mn |
| 6 | Pearson | 11.06 Bn | 8.20 Bn | - |
| 7 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 10.73 Bn | 10.18 Bn | 1.43 Bn |
| 8 | Nexstar Media | 6.41 Bn | 5.06 Bn | 1.20 Bn |
| 9 | Wpp | 5.99 Bn | -5.80 Bn | - |
| 10 | Cumulus Media | 176,680.32 | -290.93 Mn | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 22.01 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.42 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 29.41 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 30.71 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 95.50 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 21.26 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 38.98 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 21.69 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 13,000.00 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 13,000.00 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 13,000.00 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 5,000.00 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 13,000.00 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 373,000.00 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 193,000.00 |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 496,000.00 |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 112,000.00 |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 984,000.00 |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 1.01 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 1.05 Mn |
API Access
Cumulus Media Other Operating Expenses API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=other-operating-expenses&ticker=CMLSQ&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "other-operating-expenses", "ticker": "CMLSQ", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=other-operating-expenses&ticker=CMLSQ&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();